Welcome to Crescent Beach ...
Crescent Beach is located in Plymouth County<1>.
The location of Crescent Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
A typical abbreviation for Crescent Beach: Crescent Bch.
Crescent Beach is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Crescent Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Crescent Beach ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Crescent Beach: This one is located in Plymouth County and the other is located in Suffolk County.
Beyond Massachusetts, there are 17 communities that are also named Crescent Beach - they are located in British Columbia (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Maine (2), Minnesota, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Quebec, South Carolina and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crescent Beach.
Communities near Crescent Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crescent Beach.
- New Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Dartmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Middleborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Wareham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Sandwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crescent Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crescent Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crescent Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Crescent Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crescent Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |